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Article: Accessing the Net without a computer.(Brief Article)
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- Sunset
- Article date:
- October 1, 2000
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* Computers can be a pain. They're generally complicated, expensive creatures that demand you learn the ins and outs of an operating system, software, peripherals, Internet service providers, and the like. But an alternative is here: the information appliance, a compact, inexpensive, easy-to-use device that can sit comfortably in any room in your home and get you to the Internet, e-mail, or a service provider. Some market watchers predict that the number of these appliances in the United States will surpass the number of home computers by 2004.
The information (or Internet) appliance category is large and somewhat vague. It includes both mobile and stay-at-home ...